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Five Bluum-partner charter schools are saving millions of dollars in facilities costs and pouring those funds into programs for kids, thanks to a 2019 Idaho law that allows public charter schools to use the state’s creditworthiness to borrow money at discounted interest rates. Charter schools in Idaho and across the country typically find themselves in ...
A study commissioned by an Idaho education non-profit projects Canyon County as one of the highest student population growth by 2030
In this first installment in our series on state-level policy and microschooling, Jocelyn Pickford and Duncan Robb explain Idaho’s recent legislative debate over two competing approaches to supporting the creation of small learning communities, known as microschools. Idaho’s strong...
Of the 50 pageant queens who flew into Cancún to have their pictures taken before competing to become the next Miss USA, only one was an educator. Or an Idahoan. Katarina Schweitzer has high heeled her way across pageant stages for 13 years, but she’s spent even more time in classrooms between completing a master’s […]
Lynn and Shairstein Garner are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Sadie Garner, to Brayden Daryl Parker. Parents of the groom are Paul and Saundra Parker. The couple